When you are sick or injured, should you go to an urgent care facility or the emergency room? The staff at Physicians Urgent Care in Brentwood, Tennessee, joined a trend to create a short video. The “guide” lists some common medical issues and indicates whether the urgent care facility can handle them. @physiciansurgentcare Not sure where to go? Let us help! #urgentcare #healthcare #fyp #ervsurgentcare ♬ original sound – Physicians Urgent Care Some examples of the urgent care vs. emergency care debate include severe abdominal pain, urinary tract infections, minor sprains, cough, chest pains, difficulty breathing, and an infant with fever. The cute video has staff entering a door into a hallway with two doors. Above one door is “Urgent Care,” and above the other is “Emergency.” As maladies are listed, the staff moves through one of the doors to signify where a patient should go with those symptoms. Understanding the difference between urgent care and emergency care can be helpful if your local facility doesn’t have a clear guide. Urgent care provides immediate outpatient care for most minor injuries and common illnesses. Some can take X-rays and perform minor outpatient surgery and wound repair. Other facilities are more limited and will refer you to the local emergency room. Urgent care is not a substitute for a primary care physician. We should note that different facilities may have different capabilities. While they can treat minor fractures at Physicians Urgent Care, not all urgent care facilities will have X-ray equipment. It is always best to check with your local urgent care facility to determine their level of emergency care. Several urgent care facilities have participated in this trend; please check your local offices for more information. If you are in Middle Tennessee, you can find more information about Physicians Urgent Care on their website, Instagram, and Facebook. Please share. You can find the source of this story’s featured image here. The post Urgent Care Office Creates Helpful Guide For When To Go To The Emergency Room appeared first on InspireMore.